James William Nantz III is an American sportscaster who has worked on telecasts of the National Football League (NFL), NCAA Division I men’s basketball, the NBA and the PGA Tour for CBS Sports since the 1980s.
Nantz joined CBS Sports in 1985, initially working as a studio host for the network’s college football and basketball coverage, and as an on-course reporter for PGA Tour golf, as well as calling NFL games on Westwood One
He has anchored CBS’s coverage of the Masters Tournament since 1989 and has been the lead play-by-play announcer on CBS’s NFL coverage since 2004.
Nantz is also one of two men to host a Super Bowl, announce an NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship game, and host coverage of The Masters from Butler Cabin with Brent Musburger being the other.
During Super Bowl XLVII, Joe Flacco unknowingly hit Nantz with the Vince Lombardi Trophy during the presentation, but Nantz simply brushed it off.
Nantz and broadcast partner Phil Simms called Thursday Night Football games in a deal with CBS and the NFL Network. Tracy Wolfson was the sideline reporter for the Thursday games along with the Sunday games on CBS.
Jim Nantz Age
Jim Nantz is 63 years. Born in Charlotte, North Carolina, Nantz grew up in New Orleans, Louisiana, Colts Neck Township, New Jersey, and Marlboro Township, New Jersey, where he attended Marlboro High School.
In high school, he was co-captain of the basketball team and co-captain and number one player on the golf team. He was a member of Bamm Hollow Country Club.
Nantz then matriculated at the University of Houston where he played on the Cougars men’s golf team, rooming with future professional golfers Fred Couples and Blaine McCallister.
Jim Nantz Contract
Veteran announcer Jim Nantz has signed a new contract with the network that will keep him as the voice of The Masters, March Madness and the NFL for years to come, his agent, Sandy Montag, confirmed to multiple media outlets Thursday.
News of the new contract was first reported by Sports Business Journal. Nantz, 63, has been with CBS Sports since 1985, rising to become one of the most recognizable voices in sports broadcasting – and the face of CBS’s most high-profile events.
Jim Nantz Height
Jim Nantz is 1.91 m tall.
Jim Nantz Awards
- Two-time Sports Emmy Award winner for Outstanding Sports Personality, Play-by-Play (2008 and 2009).
- Five-time NSMA National Sportscaster of the Year (1998, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2009).
- 2002 Curt Gowdy Award from the Basketball Hall of Fame.
- 2011 Pete Rozelle Radio-Television Award from the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- 2021 GCSAA Old Tom Morris Award from the Golf Course Superintendents Association of America.
- NSMA Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2021)
Jim Nantz Wiki
| Born | James William Nantz III May 17, 1959 (age 63) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
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| Alma mater | University of Houston |
| Occupation | Sports commentator |
| Years active | 1980–present |
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| Children | 3 |
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| Genre(s) | Play-by-play |
| Sports | National Football League NCAA March Madness PGA Tour |
| Employer | CBS Sports (1985–present) |